Sash-cord fastener.



M. M. BENSTER.

SASH CORD FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 23.1915..

1,215,101. Patented Feb. 6, 1917.

l/Vl/ENTOR MENzo M BENSTER,

W/ T NESSES:

A TTORA/EYS MENZO M. BENSTER, OF GETTYSBURG, SOUTH DAKOTA.

SASH-CORD FASTENER.

aerator.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb, 6, lgil't.

Original application filed February 16, 1915, Serial No. 8,485. Dividedand this application filed July 23,

. 1915. Serial No.41,e88.

16, 1915, and has for its object to providev improved sash cordattaching and detaching means whereby a window sash can be quickly putin place and removed into a room with equal facility for cleaning, re-'pair, etc.

My invention consists in certain particular features of construction,arrangement, and combination of parts as will be hereinafter describedand pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of m improvements, as applied.

Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the meeting rail of a lower sash and asection through the sash cord.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of a window frame and sash cordguide.

Fig. 4 is an end view of the same.

Fig. 5 is an underview of the thimble and cord latch, when occupying theposition shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a. diagrammatic view, showing complete frame and with myimprovements applied.

In carrying out my invention, the sash cords M which pass over the guidepulleys L mounted on top the frame A at each corner and journaled withinthe housing or shields 12, are provided at one end with a tubular metalferrule or sleeve M and riveted thereto; the other end of the cord is tobe attached to a conical weight N which has a tapering bore larger atthe lower end than at the upper end so that the ferrule M which iscylindrical will be wedged tightly in the tapering bore when tension isput on the cord or it is pulled upwardly; by making the weight conicalas shown, it will have greater specific gravity at its lower end andassume a vertical position at all times, and hence maintain the cord ina vertlcal position so that it cannot buckle or jam; the end of the cordwhich is to be attached to the sash is provided with a tubular sleeve Mwhich is secured to the cord by a pin M which projects across the lowerend of the sleeve and beyond the same at each side. To attach the cordto the sashes I provide the bracket 0 secured to the sashes at eachupper corner upon the top of the top rail thereof. This bracket isprovided with substantially l. shaped upstanding ears 0 provided withundercuts 0 into which are shoved the projecting ends M of the pinsecuring the sleeve M to the cord M.

To allow the ends M to be shoved into place in the bracket 0, I providea plate spring keeper fastened at one end to the base of bracket O, thefree end being notched to provide fingers 0 which will engage the sleeveM when it has been forced between the ears 0 and into the undercuts Torelease the cord the spring keeper is forced downwardly when the sleevewith the projecting pins M can be slid out of the bracket; this end ofthe cord is then allowed to run upwardly until the upper end of thesleeve M extends into a circular recess A in the upper cross member ofthe frame and this recess is provided with a thimble A of metal or othersuitable material to prevent the cord from chafing and wearing the wood,

and to form a stop for the pins M at lower end of sleeve M the pin whichsecures the sleeve to the cord passes across the lower open end of thesleeve and to again attach the cord to the sashes, a rod having a hookis used thus; the hook is caught over the cross pin and the sleeve drawndownwardly until it can be reached by hand when it is again shoved intoplace on the bracket 0, the spring keeper holding it in place andpreventing accidental displacement. The shield or housing prevents thesash cords from leaving the pulleys L and becoming jammed in the frameas frequently occurs in the ordinary sash frame and cord equipments.

I claim 1. In a window comprising a frame, a sliding sash and cordguiding means at the top of the frame, said means including a verticalopening to guide the cord and enlarged at its lower end, a liningthimble in said enlargement, a sash cord and a fastener thereforconsisting of a tubular sleeve secured to one end of said cord, lateralprojections at the lower end of the sleeve, the sash carrying a springcatch secured to the upper rail thereofadapted to be engaged by saidlateral projections on the sleeve to detachably couple the sash andcord.

2. In a window including a slidable sash and a frame provided with acord guide at its upper corner, a s'ash cord running through the top ofthe frame at the upper corner, a metal sleeve rigidly secured attheopposite end of the sash cord and provided with lateral projectionsadjacent its lower end, and a latch secured to the upper face of the toprail of the sash and compris- 8. A sash cord fastener for-securing asash cord to the top rail of a sash,consisting in combination of atubular sleeve secured to oneend offthe cord,-said sleeve having lateralprojections adjacent its lower ends anda latch member consisting ofspaced apart undercut ears to receive the said projections, and meansfor preventing removal of theprojections from theundercut ears.

MENZO M. BENSTER.

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Washington, D. G.

